Cyprus

The House on Thursday passed a law allowing only doctors enrolled with the general health system (Gesy) to issue prescriptions for medicines covered by the system. The law – a government ...

The main objective of European nations is to ensure conditions of security and stability in Ukraine, directly linked with security and stability in Europe, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. ...

The government on Thursday called for “a collective effort” to tackle the effects of the drought and the coming water shortages, also announcing a subsidy scheme to get hotels to ...

The Limassol district court will announce its decision on April 4 regarding the request by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou for the return of his skeletal remains, which have been kept ...

The House interior committee made significant decisions on Thursday regarding a sweeping package of 70 bills and legislative proposals aimed at reforming Cyprus’ electoral law. However, key changes, including lowering the ...

Activists from AFOA, Genocide Free Cy, and United for Palestine shared posts about an action in which signs were placed along roads leading to the Akrotiri airbase, renaming them ‘Genocide ...

The government came under mounting pressure on Thursday to overhaul its land allocation plan for low-income families, as MPs called for greater transparency and accountability in how land is distributed. ...

Prisoners in the central prisons will be allowed an additional family visit over the Easter weekend, authorities announced on Thursday. The initiative aims to foster closer family ties during the ...

Works to upgrade the pavements on Evagorou avenue are set to begin on April 2 and are expected to last till the end of the year. The Nicosia municipality said on ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou called on Thursday for the acceleration of local government reforms, stressing the need for closer monitoring and swift action on key issues affecting communities. His remarks ...

Planned upgrades to the aged and leaking water supply network “can’t be done overnight” the agriculture ministry director said on Thursday. Meanwhile, district self-governance organisation (EOA) heads pointed out ...

A lot is happening behind the scenes with lobbying in favour of a bill allowing players in casinos to spend more than €10,000 cash at a time, while authorities are calling ...

Applications open for students seeking state grants for their university studies on April 2, it was reported on Thursday. The ministry of finance’s grants and allowances service has announced that ...

Serious concerns emerged on Thursday following reports of contracted soldiers (Syop) being transferred from the National Guard to the Cypriot Intelligence Service (KYP), prompting a strong response from MP George ...

Paphos police on Thursday are investigating a case of car theft, following the arrest of a 22-year-old man charged with receiving the stolen property. According to Paphos assistant police chief ...

A nineteen-year-old woman is to appear in court on Thursday in connection with a vehicle theft in Larnaca, following her arrest overnight. According to Larnaca police spokesman Spyros Chrysostomou, the ...

Police arrested two individuals, aged 21 and 22, for incidents of violence that took place during the Limassol Carnival parade earlier this month. According to the police, three men, two aged 32, and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is participating on Thursday in the European Paris Summit, aimed at reaching a comprehensive peace agreement following recent ceasefire negotiations between the US, Russia and the Ukraine. ...

Two separate kitchen fires that broke out in Nicosia and Famagusta, resulting in two people being taken to hospital, were reported on Thursday. According to the fire service, the first ...

Warmer weather, blooming flowers, road trips to rural Cyprus and a packed agenda await in the last weekend of March. Coming up this Thursday to Sunday are comedy nights, village ...

A 23-year-old motorcyclist is in serious condition in hospital on Thursday after an accident in Aradippou in Larnaca. According to the police, in circumstances under investigation, the motorcycle driver collided ...

Thursday will see fine dust at increased levels and increased clouds. Temperatures will rise to 32C inland, 26C on the southeast and east coasts, 24C on the remaining coasts, and 21...

There was an increase in fires in Cyprus during 2024, however they were fewer than the ones recorded in 2021, according to a report on forest fires published on Wednesday by the ...

The government is determined to enhance Cyprus’ role as an international financial hub, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday evening. Speaking at the Eurobank board dinner in Nicosia, Christodoulides referred ...